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· 2 years ago
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I think this is very poignant and moving but I will say most things lose me when they use the term “warrior.” Like I get the metaphor- we all have our “battles” and I guess for some people even getting out of bed in the morning can be just as traumatic and intense as a firefight in a sense urban area where every inch around you might be what kills you. I get that for some people, making it to the end of the week could be a matter of life and death- but… warrior…? Meh. I don’t know. Even in an actual war zone with literal soldiers the term “warrior” doesn’t really apply to everyone. Now- some of this is linguistics, but at least in English, asides warrior literally having a traditional definition of actually requiring a person to be in combat and not merely a fight or struggle- the context is… well…
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guest_
· 2 years ago
I’m not saying that it doesn’t take a tremendous amount of courage or strength or fortitude etc. for some people to do certain things, that life isn’t extra tough for some, etc etc. but it just doesn’t sit right with me. It almost seems more mocking- like if we started calling people “doctors” because they figured out a problem that was difficult for THEM, “oh wow, your a real doctor for completing this word puzzle…” “only someone with the heart of an engineer could have figured out how to change that flat tire…” like- do you see what I mean? It comes off as more patronizing or mocking.
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